College students in South Carolina and Pennsylvania are launching solar crowdfunding campaigns today with the support of the Solar Ambassador program, a training course created by RE-volv, a San Francisco-based nonprofit.

RE-volv announces a new program to empower citizens across the country to spearhead local solar energy projects. The Solar Champion program trains volunteers to lead crowdfunding campaigns that will provide the upfront capital for community nonprofits to go solar.

The Peninsula Advanced Energy Community (PAEC) Initiative explored scenarios in which a Solar Emergency Microgrid could provide indefinite backup power for a community emergency shelter in San Mateo County, California.

John Farrell of ILSR describes why community solar is so successful in Minnesota. There are 10 times more community solar projects in the queue in Minnesota than have been built in the history of community solar.